People carry the casket during the funeral for Mohamed-Aslim Zafis, in Toronto, on Sept. 16, 2020.
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A national Muslim organization has released security footage it says shows the killing of a 58-year-old volunteer outside a mosque in Toronto.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims posted a video on social media Thursday night that purportedly captures the death of Mohamed-Aslim Zafis on Sept. 12.
The grainy, 46-second security camera clip appears to show someone seated outside the International Muslim Organization, facing the building’s parking lot.
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Someone else is seen walking behind the seated person, then approaching them from behind.
There’s a brief scuffle, then the seated person stands up and collapses to the ground as the other person runs away.
Guilherme (William) Von Neutegem has been charged with first-degree murder in Zafis' death, and the mosque has called on police to investigate the killing as a hate crime.
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